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6974594 Method of preparing biological materials and preparations produced using same  
Methods for preparing products containing moisture-sensitive materials, including biological materials such as proteins, peptides or live cells, comprising at least the steps: (i) providing a...
6974679 Support with collagen base for tissue engineering and manufacture of biomaterials  
The invention relates to a method of in vitro testing of the efficacy of a potentially active substance comprising monitoring the effect of said potentially active substance on an artificial skin,...
6974585 Durable multi-component antibiotic formulation for topical use  
Disclosed are methods and formulations for the treatment or prevention of infections on mammalian tissues such as skin. Specifically, the methods of this invention involve the in situ formation of...
6974587 Intraruminal device  
An intraruminal device is provided for the time release dispensation of a medicament to a ruminant. The device has no metal parts which may damage slaughterhouse equipment or injure a human upon...
RE38913 Biocompatible hydrogel  
A BIOCOMPATIBLE HYDROGEL, is provided for use in the treatment of humans for cosmetic and functional defects (e.g. in mammas, vocal cords, penis, etc. as endoprostheses), in the provision of...
6972130 Bioceramic compositions  
The present invention provides a synthetic, poorly crystalline apatite (PCA) calcium phosphate containing a biologically active agent and/or cells (preferably tissue-forming or tissue-degrading...
6969525 Surgically implanted time release medication for post-surgical treatment of a patient  
A method of administering a medication to a post operative patient with the medication being administered at the site of a surgery performed on the patient. The medication is formed into a time...
6964781 Sustained release drug delivery devices with prefabricated permeable plugs  
The present invention is directed to an improved sustained release drug delivery device comprising a drug core, a unitary cup, and a prefabricated permeable plug.
6960351 Implantable biocompatible immunoisolatory vehicle for delivery of selected therapeutic products  
An immunoisolatory vehicle for the implantation into an individual of cells which produce a needed product or provide a needed metabolic function. The vehicle is comprised of a core region...
6958149 Repair of larynx, trachea, and other fibrocartilaginous tissues  
Provided herein are methods and devices for inducing the formation of functional replacement nonarticular cartilage tissues and ligament tissues. These methods and devices involve the use of...
6955806 Ionene polymers and their use as antimicrobial agents  
Disclosed are ionene polymers having antimicrobial activity. “Ionene polymers” as used in this invention are cationic polymers in which a substantial proportion of the atoms providing the...
RE38827 Adhesive sealant composition  
This invention is related to an adhesive composition which may be used to bond or seal tissue in vivo. The adhesive composition is readily formed from a two component mixture which includes a first...
6953586 Growth promoting pharmaceutical implant  
A combination growth promoting pharmaceutical pellet system which delivers doses of both a growth stimulating pharmaceutical agent and a supplemental agent that enhances the growth produced by the...
6946143 Medical materials and porous scaffolds for tissue engineering made from the biodegradable glycolide/ε-caprolactone copolymer  
Disclosed is a biocompatible medical material and porous scaffold for use in tissue engineering, made from a biodegradable glycolide/ε-caprolactone copolymer having a repeat unit of wherein x...
6945949 Left ventricular conduits to coronary arteries and methods for coronary bypass  
A method of treating a heart may include providing an implant having a first end and a second end, placing the implant in a heart wall between a heart chamber and a blood vessel such that the first...
6946140 Methods and compositions for enhancing fibroblast migration  
Methods and compositions for enhancing fibroblast migration at a wound site are disclosed. The method includes contacting the wound site with fibrinogen that is prepared by a process which includes...
6942877 Method for producing antibiotic composites  
A method for producing antibiotic composites is described, which is characterized in that a salt, which can be subjected to plastic deformation and which consists of at least one cationic component...
6939569 Medical device having anti-infective and contraceptive properties  
There is disclosed a medical device for implantation that acts to prevent transmission of infectious agents. Specifically, the present invention provides implantable devices, such as catheters or...
6939364 Composite tissue adhesive  
Consistent with the present invention, tissue adhesive compositions and an associated laser exposure system are provided for bonding or sealing biological tissues. The compositions are comprised of...
6936278 Microparticles  
A process for producing microparticles, in which an aqueous solution of purified amylopectin-based starch of reduced molecular weight is prepared, the solution is combined with biologically active...
6932978 Double-headed, closed-mouth cough suppressant and cold relief device  
A double-headed, closed-mouth cough suppressant and cold relief device in which an individual having the symptoms of a cough is able to suppress the cough by inserting the device into an open...
6929800 Nasal passage cleaning composition  
A nasal passage cleaning composition according to the invention comprises water and salt as a base, and contains a mucolytic agent such as alum and/or zinc sulphate to shrink the mucosa and allow...
6923990 Stabilized silver-ion amine complex compositions and methods  
The present invention relates to new silver-ion super-complex compositions. More particularly, the present invention describes silver-ion super-complex compositions comprising a silver-thiosulfate...
6923978 Multilayer materials  
The invention is directed to a composite material, especially a biomedical device, e.g. an ophthalmic device, preferably a contact lens, with one or more wettable surfaces capable of holding a...
6923988 Solid carriers for improved delivery of active ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions  
The present invention provides solid pharmaceutical compositions for improved delivery of a wide variety of pharmaceutical active ingredients contained therein or separately administered. In one...
6923989 Method for preparing a calcium phosphate pasty material for injection  
A method for preparing a calcium phosphate pasty material for injection which after, setting, is designed to form an apatite material consists in: producing from water and calcium phosphates pasty...
6916485 Prolonged release bioadhesive therapeutic systems  
The present invention concerns a prolonged release bioadhesive mucosal therapeutic system containing at least one active principle, with an active dissolution test of more than 70% over 8 hours and...
6916483 Bioabsorbable plugs containing drugs  
Bioabsorbable modular drug delivery devices having shapes and sizes adapted to be inserted within a mating receptacle on the surface of an implantable prosthesis are disclosed. The devices may be...
6911213 Pernasally absorbable insulin preparations  
An insulin formulation with porous, spherical calcium carbonate composed of trabeculate or needle-shaped crystals, or an aggregation of the parallel intergrowth of these forms, as its carrier, will...
6908624 Coating for implantable devices and a method of forming the same  
Coatings for implantable devices or endoluminal prosthesis, such as stents, are provided, including a method of forming the coatings. The coatings can be used for the delivery of an active...
6899700 Therapeutic agent delivery tampon  
A tampon adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end. The body includes an absorbency zone adjacent the distal end, wherein the absorbency zone...
6896884 Human chitinase, its recombinant production, its use for decomposing chitin, its use in therapy or prophylaxis against infection diseases  
A new human chitinase having an amino acid sequence as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 . Modified forms of it having a similar chitin-hydrolyzing activity, and antigenic peptides representing one of...
6893653 Chemical cleaning of biological material  
The invention is directed to collagenous tissues which have been treated to remove non-collagenous components such as cells, cellular debris, and other extracellular matrix components, such as...
6887485 Nitric oxide-releasing metallic medical devices  
Biocompatible metallic medical devices having silanized surfaces coupled to nucleophile residues that release sustained, therapeutic amounts of nitric oxide to specific sites within a mammalian...
6884427 Filamentary means for introducing agents into tissue of a living host  
The present invention provides a filamentary structure for the introduction of agents into a living host, comprising a filament comprising a solid core and a porous sheath which coats at least a...
6884428 Use of reinforced foam implants with enhanced integrity for soft tissue repair and regeneration  
A biocompatible tissue repair stimulating implant or “scaffold” device is used to repair tissue injuries, particularly injuries to ligaments, tendons, and nerves. Such implants are especially...
6884518 Material suitable for an individual's tissue reconstruction  
A material suitable for the reconstruction of an individual's tissue, particularly supportive tissue such as bone tissue, insertable into the tissue. The material is characterized by being composed...
6881413 Humanized biomaterials, a process for their preparation and their applications  
The invention relates to humanized biomaterial comprising a porous biocompatible composite material customized and implanted with monocyte derived cells preferably with macrophages.
6878369 Methods for treating urinary incontinence in mammals  
Disclosed are methods for treating urinary incontinence in a mammal wherein a composition comprising a biocompatible polymer, a biocompatible solvent, and a contrast agent is delivered to the...
6878383 Compositions for regenerating tissue that has deteriorated, and methods for using such compositions  
The invention provides a composition for promoting regeneration of tissue which has degenerated in a subject as a result of a disease or disorder and a method of using the composition is provided....
6875441 Composition for delivery of hematopoietic growth factor  
A hematopoietic growth factor delivery composition includes a hematopoietic growth factor, a liquid vehicle, a first biocompatible polymer and a second biocompatible polymer. The composition...
6872576 Antigens embedded in thermoplastic  
The invention relates to an immunoassays, binding assays, solid phase substrates ( 12 ) and other devices with an antigen or antibody or ligand or receptor ( 11 ) embedded into a solid phase...
6872195 Chlorhexidine-containing medical devices  
The present invention relates to polymeric medical articles comprising the anti-infective agents chlorhexidine and triclosan. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that the synergistic...
6872403 Polymethylmethacrylate augmented with carbon nanotubes  
An augmented synthetic resin is provided. That resin includes carbon nanotubes dispersed in a polymethylmethacrylate matrix. The method of preparing this synthetic resin includes the mixing and...
6872387 Three-dimensional hydrogel/cell system  
Methods and compositions are described that provide scaffolds for the support of cells. The scaffolds of the present invention have structural uniformity and desirable mechanical properties that...
6869976 Inorganic-polymer complexes for the controlled release of compounds including medicinals  
This invention relates generally to the production and use of inorganic-polymer complexes for the controlled release of compounds including medicinals. Advantageously, the inorganic used is calcium...
6869436 Surgical clip with a self-releasing fluid reservoir  
The present invention generally relates to surgical clips. A surgical clip comprises a first piece comprising a first base and a first projection extending from the first base, a second piece...
6866864 Compositions and methods of use in the treatment of angiogenesis and vascular-related disorders  
The present invention provides compositions and method of use for the prevention and treatment of vascular-related disorders such as vascular re-occlusion or restenosis post-coronary intervention...
6863899 Composite shaped bodies and methods for their production and use  
Shaped, composite bodies are provided. One portion of the shaped bodies comprises an RPR-derived porous inorganic material, preferably a calcium phosphate. Another portion of the composite bodies...
6858229 In situ forming hydrogels  
The invention features materials and methods for the liquid to solid transition of an injectable pre-hydrogel composition to a hydrogel. These methods can be carried out in situ.